Browsed by
Day: August 31, 2022

2023 IPPS Final Rule: Quality Reporting Programs

2023 IPPS Final Rule: Quality Reporting Programs

August 31, 2022 In this final installment of our review of the 2023 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule (FR), we will be focusing on the various quality programs outlined in the rule.  The key quality provisions that will be deemed important to hospital decision-makers are provided in the following sections. Inpatient Quality Reporting Program The Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program is a pay-for-reporting quality program that reduces payment to hospitals that do not meet all IQR…

Read More Read More